संजय उवाच
राधेयस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजा दुर्योधनस् तदा ॥
भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजन् प्रायाद् द्रोणरथं प्रति ॥
तत्रारावो महान् आसीद् एकं द्रोणं जिघांसताम् ॥
पाण्डवानां निवृत्तानां नानावर्णैर् हयोत्तमैः ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
rādheyasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājā duryodhanas tadā ||
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rājan prāyād droṇarathaṃ prati ||
tatrārāvo mahān āsīd ekaṃ droṇaṃ jighāṃsatām ||
pāṇḍavānāṃ nivṛttānāṃ nānāvarṇair hayottamaiḥ ||
Having heard the word of Radheya, king Duryodhana then, together with his brothers, O sovereign, set forth toward Drona's chariot. And there arose a great roar among the Pandavas, who had turned back to meet them on excellent horses of varied colors — those who longed to slay Drona alone.
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The chapter closes with all forces converging on a single point: the Kauravas rush to Drona's defense, and the Pandavas press toward him, ‘thirsting to slay Drona alone.’ Thus fate draws together those destined to collide. It is telling that both sides are drawn toward one man — he has become the center on which the whole battle turns. The verse teaches that there are hours when the entire struggle converges upon a single point, and the fate of many hangs on the steadfastness or fall of one; that whoever holds the hope of his own side and the hatred of his enemies bears a burden no one else could carry; and that the convergence of all forces upon a single point is a sign of an approaching climax — for good reason, tradition has already more than once foreseen Drona's death at the very height of his triumph.